Rich Urban Heritage- Lucknow - Town and Country Planning
... annexure, was constructed during the reign of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan (1798-1814 A.D.) which was used by the Resident and Chief Commissioner of Awadh till 1857. The main entrance of Residency was from the eastern side, under a large double columned portico. To the western side there was a wide, lofty ...
... annexure, was constructed during the reign of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan (1798-1814 A.D.) which was used by the Resident and Chief Commissioner of Awadh till 1857. The main entrance of Residency was from the eastern side, under a large double columned portico. To the western side there was a wide, lofty ...
Text and Context: Reconstructing the Lost Architectural
... Most significant being the Zafar Mahal (pl. 7) which was built in 1842 in his 6th regnal year. 5 Originally, it had a central hall with rooms, suits, and verandah all around it. There was a bridge on the eastern side of the palace which connected it with the mainland (pl. 8). The bridge no more exi ...
... Most significant being the Zafar Mahal (pl. 7) which was built in 1842 in his 6th regnal year. 5 Originally, it had a central hall with rooms, suits, and verandah all around it. There was a bridge on the eastern side of the palace which connected it with the mainland (pl. 8). The bridge no more exi ...
Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal
The 'Taj Mahal' represents the finest and most sophisticated example of Mughal architecture. Its origins lie in the moving circumstances of its commission and the culture and history of an Islamic Mughal empire's rule of large parts of India. The distraught Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned the mausoleum upon the death of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal.Today it is one of the most famous and recognisable buildings in the world and while the tanish colored enormous building in sight, domed marble mausoleum is the most familiar part of the monument, the Taj Mahal is an extensive complex of buildings and gardens that extends over 22.44 hectares (55.5 acres) and includes subsidiary tombs, waterworks infrastructure, the small town of 'Taj Ganji' to the south and a 'moonlight garden' to the north of the river. Construction began in 1632 AD, (1041 AH), on the south bank of the River Yamuna in Agra, and was substantially complete by 1648 AD (1058 AH). The design was conceived as both an earthly replica of the house of Mumtaz in paradise and an instrument of propaganda for the emperor.